As a general rule, Lugers were issued to army units, but they also went to the Luftwaffe and navy, in short, to anyone who was issued a full size pistol. P.08's (Lugers) and P.38's were issued indiscriminately. Pistol carriers were higher ranking NCO's, junior officers, machine gunners and assistant machine gunners, and other soldiers whose duties precluded carrying anything bigger. High ranking officers usually carried smaller pistols, in a bewildering variety.
In any modern war, the pistol plays a pretty small role, so few of them are actually fired extensively. Further, the German issue holsters were excellent at protecting the weapon so again, good condition pistols are pretty common.
Jim
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